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locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition

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goddess; female deity

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sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break

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gambler; risk taker

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a lick; one lick; engulfing (e.g. of fire); enveloping; consuming

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(sound effect for) collapsing; losing strength; slumping; losing balance

3

to pitch forward; to fall forward

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(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)

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sense of balance

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overhead throw in judo

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to fling (away); to hurl

4

warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat

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spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb

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to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected

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lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)

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valine; (with a) whoomp; smash; crunch

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tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon

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shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience

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covering; protection; backing; relief

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awareness; realization

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to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

2

large explosion

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to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char

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count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)

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to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to become lost (e.g. of dignity); to be sullied

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herewith; from this

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at a stroke; with a single swoop

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achievement of one's goal; goal achievement

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protective wall; bulwark

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passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)

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to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)

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reliance; trust; faith; confidence

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to rush over; to run up to

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it's been a long time; long time no see

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two or three days

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forty; 40

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divide into four pieces; one fourth

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fifty; 50

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decimal point; radix point

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return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)

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to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge

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practice; practising; experience

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follower

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this year; this fiscal year; this school year

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superior; special class; higher than A class; extraordinary

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to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to

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off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant

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beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions

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to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)

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to be born

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